FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 9, 2018Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed MIN by 11 at halftime and won 114–113.

Final
LAC108
DET95
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC -4; Q3 LAC -3; Q4 LAC +13
Final
NOP82
PHI100
Q1 PHI +18; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +32; Q4 PHI +18
Final
CLE123
ATL107
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +16
Final
IND97
BOS91
Q1 IND +14; Q2 IND +21; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +6
Final
DEN104
HOU130
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 HOU +17; Q3 HOU +27; Q4 HOU +26
Final
MIL85
MIA91
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA +18; Q4 MIA +6
Final
CHA94
UTA106
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +12
Final
MIN113
CHI114
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI -11; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +1
Final
POR118
SAC100
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +18; Q4 POR +18
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2016–17Feb 9, 2017: 5 games. Top scorer: Gordon Hayward (UTA @ DAL), 36 points.
The lead · MIN @ CHI

Zach LaVine scores 35, Chicago rallies past Minnesota

Chicago trailed by 11 at the half and won 114–113. Jimmy Butler scored 38 for Minnesota in the loss.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-11+3+1CHI AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN27401927113
CHI30263325114
Who led
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 5, 8, 19, 21, 10, 6, 23, 21, 27, 35CHI35 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Robin LopezPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 22, 2, 8, 8, 6, 15, 2, 19CHI19 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 23, 21, 24, 25, 28, 30, 35, 38MIN38 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 40, 24, 10, 21, 18, 15, 7, 15, 19, 18MIN18 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Houston posts the night's biggest win

Houston beat Denver by 26, the widest margin of 9 games.

CHI over MIN1IND over BOS6MIA over MIL6UTA over CHA12LAC over DET13CLE over ATL16PHI over NOP18POR over SAC18HOU over DEN26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.3Season avg31.2Last 5

31.2 points a game over his last five games, against 22.3 in 51 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Season avg18.2Last 3

18.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 15 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.9Season avg38.5Today

38 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 50

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 29, 28, 13, 32, 21, 20, 18, 50POR @ SAC · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +25.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Dec 20, 2004: 51 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Season high50 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 23, 21, 24, 25, 28, 30, 35, 38MIN @ CHI · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 21, 25, 24, 25, 13, 35, 19, 35IND @ BOS · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 5, 8, 19, 21, 10, 6, 23, 21, 27, 35CHI vs MIN · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kyle KorverPoints, last 10 games: 4, 3, 2, 12, 10, 9, 3, 8, 14, 30CLE @ ATL · W
9.5 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 23, 27, 60, 28, 16, 36, 41, 28HOU vs DEN · W
31.4 PPG season to date · −3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Paul GeorgeOKC+6.0 28.2 last 10 · 22.2 season
Josh JacksonPHX+5.0 15.9 last 10 · 10.9 season
Jimmy ButlerMIN+5.0 27.6 last 10 · 22.6 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+4.9 27.8 last 10 · 22.9 season
Stanley JohnsonDET+4.4 12.9 last 10 · 8.5 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
D'Angelo RussellBKN−6.7 8.6 last 10 · 15.3 season
DeMar DeRozanTOR−5.0 18.9 last 10 · 23.9 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Doug McDermottNYK−4.1 3.1 last 10 · 7.2 season